Chapter 328： : Making money under the British flag

After Hardy and Princess Elizabeth talked, Hardy said goodbye, Taylor naturally wanted to follow Hardy, and her salute was still in Princess Margaret's bedroom.

Hardy followed the past and took them together. Tyler salutes a lot, and a royal servant helps her clean up. Margaret looks at Hardy who is sitting in the living room drinking tea, and comes and sits next to him.

"I envy Tyler."

Princess Margaret said quietly.

Hardy looked at Margaret with a small face. In fact, he knew why this princess envied Tyler, because Tyler was freer than her.

Hardy took a sip of tea and said nothing.

Margaret glanced at Hardy, and asked a little angrily: "Don't you ask me why I envy her?"

"Why?" Hardy asked.

When Margaret heard Hardy's perfunctory tone, her teeth tickled with hatred.

"Because I am not happy and free, staying in the palace all day long, observing a variety of etiquette and doing what others ask to do, it is actually a puppet, I don't see the meaning of life." Margaret road.

Hardy was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, this Nizi had already seen all this, perhaps because of being in it. Many people looked at the royal family's infinite beauty. In fact, all the behaviors of the royal family members were firmly fixed by the rules and could not be overstepped.

Anything wrong can make headlines.

This kind of life is really meaningless, anyway, Hardy doesn't like it.

Hardy had no solution to Margaret's problem. To be honest, he didn't want to get involved.

Although Margaret is very beautiful, Hardy has no idea about her. The identity of this Nizi is too troublesome.

Find other women by yourself, even the hottest actress in Hollywood, you can play casually, no one cares whether it is good or not, and it is easy to settle with your own strength, but if you really get the royal princess, especially the British princess , That would be more troublesome.

After all, the British are still recognized by the English-speaking world, and the influence of the British royal family is also the highest in the world.

"Hadi, can you figure out a solution for me?" Princess Margaret lowered her voice, with a request in her eyes.

Hardy look at this girl.

"In fact, if you want to go out and play, it is not impossible. In the name of contributing to the country, you will visit other countries and improve the image of Britain."

"You can also be a charity ambassador and go to poor places to give condolences. In fact, there are many things you can do."

Margaret frowned, "I have been to some places with my sister to give condolences, which is not interesting at all."

"In addition to condolences and charity, you can also participate in overseas activities, such as Italian fashion week, American fashion show, jewelry exhibitions around the world, it is better than nesting in the palace."

"That's right, but every time I go out, the cost is not small. My sister won't let me out frequently." Marguerite said.

"You can make money by yourself."

"How to make money for yourself?" Margaret was a little surprised.

"To be an endorsement, you don't need to directly promote it. You only need to wear a certain brand of clothes or bring a certain brand of jewelry. In fact, it is an endorsement for them. The Hardy Group has many luxury goods businesses. We can sign privately. Don’t you have money to be the spokesperson of our luxury brands.” Hardy said.

If you can develop Princess Margaret into your own luxury spokesperson, it would be much better than finding a celebrity to advertise.

Most of the luxury brands in Britain, France and Italy were favored by the royal family and named as special offerings. Later, they slowly developed into internationally renowned brands.

The famous British princess is still very useful.

In the end, Hardy used his killer trick and whispered in Margaret’s ear: "I have a luxury shopping street in a casino in Las Vegas. Then there will be luxury brands from all over the world. A fashion show will be held over there."

"Invite you to participate, you can make money, and if I am here, I can also take you to a carnival. I can guarantee that you will be fine in my place." Hardy said.

Princess Margaret's eyes lighted up suddenly.

"It's a good idea."

She doesn't care much about making money. What Margaret wants is to play like yesterday. She already knows Hardy's energy. If he takes her out to play, her sister can't do anything about herself.

"Okay, I will be your brand ambassador." Margaret agreed.

Putting on a princess to work for herself, Hardy felt very fulfilled.

"Don't worry, the Las Vegas shopping street hasn't been completed yet. It will not be done until next year. When it is done, I will invite you. The casino has a lot of fun places. It is 10,000 times stronger than the nightclub I went to yesterday. "Hadi seduced again.

Margaret nodded quickly, "That's it!"

Taylor packed up and saluted, including the salutes he brought and the things he bought in London, eight suitcases.

When she said goodbye to Marguerite, Marguerite was reluctant to give up.

In fact, playing with Taylor these few days, the two have also developed a relationship. Now that Taylor is leaving, she is going to stay alone in the palace again.

......

Princess Elizabeth and Clement Attlee talked on the phone and told the Prime Minister that she and Hardy had been communicating. Attlee was worried about money all day long. He wanted to implement a welfare society and restore the British economy. Everything needed money.

Prime Minister Attlee is opposed to selling the land, but he also knows that some of the land in the colony may be difficult to keep.

The Cayman Islands mentioned by the princess were originally under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Jamaica. Of course, if you talk about historical evolution, the relationship between Cayman and Jamaica is not very big. .

For those small islands, Prime Minister Attlee didn't pay much attention to it, so in his heart he was not opposed to this matter. The only uncomfortable point was that it was the only point of pride left in the British Empire.

After a short while, Prime Minister Attlee drove to Buckingham Palace to meet Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth.

The two discussed in detail about Hardy's purchase of the island.

"Hadi promised that the Cayman Islands will always belong to the United Kingdom. In fact, this is beneficial to us. Now Jamaica is struggling for independence. If it is not controlled well, the Cayman Islands may also be separated. It is better to sell it to him."

"He demands complete autonomy."

"Are there any resources in the Cayman Islands? No, maybe it is only for the purpose of garrisoning, but the United States will never allow any country to build a military base in the back garden of his hinterland."

The British thought so far, but they dare not provoke the Americans now.

"I think Hardy valued his traveling and gambling. When I came, I was checked. There are other American forces operating casinos in Cuba, preparing to **** Hardy's profits. It is estimated that it is precisely because of this that he would think of opening. Mannong Casino."

"But he is an American after all, and opening up his autonomy to Americans will have an impact on the reputation of the British Empire."

"Maybe there are other solutions, such as allowing Hardy to become a British citizen."

"Will he agree?"

"Dual nationality."

"Give another title, then appoint him as Governor of the Cayman Islands, and then declare Cayman to become a dominion, so that there is no problem in name."

"What about the price, how much can we offer?"

"This is a problem."

......

Prime Minister Attlee discussed with Princess Elizabeth for more than two hours. After leaving, he returned to the Prime Minister's residence to convene a meeting of cabinet members to inform Hardy about the acquisition of the island.

to be honest.

Some cabinet ministers don't even know the name of the Cayman Islands. After all, the British Empire had too many colonies in the past, including more than 50 countries and more than 30 million square kilometers of land. Who would remember the name of a small island?

But now that someone has bought it, the value of this island will immediately become apparent.

I can leave it rotten, but you will pay a high price if you want to buy it.

Regarding the results of the negotiation between the Prime Minister and Crown Prince Elizabeth, no cabinet members objected. If Hardy became a British citizen, conferred knighthood, conferred the Governor, and sold him the island, all these operations are completely within the scope of the law.

Of course, it depends on whether Hardy is willing to become a British citizen.

After all, he is the richest man in the United States.

Also consider the issue of political influence.

Finally, there is the price. A group of cabinet leaders focused on the price issue. Everything in the world is priceable. It just depends on how much you pay.

......

Hardy received an invitation from the British Minister of Finance and invited him to be a guest at his estate. Hardy knew that things might be very exciting.

"Hello, Minister Lanby, we meet again." Hardy smiled and shook hands with the Minister of Finance.

"We welcome entrepreneurs like you, Mr. Hardy, to travel to the UK more and invest in the UK. I understand that you have made a lot of investments in Hong Kong which makes us very happy if If you have any problems in Hong Kong, you can contact us at any time, and we will help Mr. Hardy solve it." Minister Lan Bai said with a smile.

Both sides sat down.

After a few greetings, I came to the topic.

"Mr. Hardy intends to buy the Cayman Islands?" Minister Lambert said.

Hardy smiled.

"Yes, the scenery there is good. If I can, I want to make it a tourist area for Americans to travel." Hardy said.

The term “casino” is still relatively sensitive, and it is not easy to make it public. The reason for making it a tourist destination is more suitable for publicity.

"After deliberation, we feel that we can agree to Mr. Hardy's request, but we also have a few things that Mr. Hardy must meet." Minister Lambert said.

"Please speak."

"After our discussion, the island can be sold to you, and the autonomy you proposed can also be granted, but you must promise never to leave the Commonwealth."

Hardy nodded after hearing this.

He is not stupid.

Independence has no meaning for such a small island. It has autonomy. In fact, there is no difference between power and independence except that it belongs to the United Kingdom in name.

You have your own government, your administration is not under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, you make your own laws, taxation, trade, and foreign policy are yours, and you have your own army. Except you can't declare war at will, everything else is free.

But you can get a lot of benefits by hanging the British name. People don't know who Cayman is, but they absolutely know who the United Kingdom is. If someone wants to bully you, it's equivalent to going to war with Britain.

Even if the United Kingdom is now soft, it will be one of the five permanents in the future, a world power, and it will be better to make money under the banner of the United Kingdom.

"No problem, I agree with that."

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